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(wrestling) A hold in professional wrestling, a leglock applied to any of the joints in the ankle.
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A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
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A strenuous and exhausting task, typically involving physical effort.
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A move in professional wrestling; a powerbomb.
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(wrestling) A hold with the arms around the opponent.
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(juggling) Any catch that is made around or behind a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.
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(wrestling) A splash; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
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(juggling) Any throw that is made around a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.
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A submission wrestling move.
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(wrestling) A move in which the wrestler drops the opponent on the head to the mat.
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A jujitsu move in which a player pins the opponent's neck by holding the opponent's collar and dropping their elbow to the floor, in a motion resembling that of the blade of a breadcutter.
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(wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
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(intransitive, informal) To travel very quickly.
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(professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
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(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
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A wrestling move in which the wrestler applies a chinlock and pulls back on the opponent's upper body while sitting on his/her back.
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(roller derby) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.
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(wrestling) Relating to catch wrestling, a form of amateur freestyle wrestling.
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(wrestling) A position in which one wrestler grabs the other's chin, particularly with the attacker's knees on the opponent's upper back.
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(martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain.
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A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and driven into the mat.
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An Irish style of folk wrestling involving trips, throws, kicks, pins, etc.
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A type of hold used to restrain an opponent.
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(martial arts) A move that saves a fighter from being thrown by the opponent and converts the motion into a throw of the opponent instead.
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(wrestling) A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his opponent, and pulls him forward over his hip.
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Alternative form of crosskick [To perform a crosskick]
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(wrestling) a move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat.
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(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
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(professional wrestling) a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor.
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(wrestling) A move in which the wrestler throws the opponent off their shoulders and falls in the direction that the opponent's head is facing, driving the opponent's head or back into the mat.
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(sports) A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg.
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(professional wrestling) A professional wrestling move in which the wrestler takes the opponent's neck and drops them to the mat.
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(wrestling) A fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.
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(wrestling) A transitional hold in which an attacking wrestler hoists an opponent up onto his/her shoulders so that they are both facing in the same direction.
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A wrestling move, the faceplant.
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(wrestling) A type of headlock in which the opponent's head is clamped around the face.
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(wrestling) A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock or facelock.
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(combat sports) Alternative form of figure four [(combat sports) A grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to his or her own wrist with the other hand. Used in various joint locks.]
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(combat sports) A grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to his or her own wrist with the other hand. Used in various joint locks.
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A wrestling move. With their opponent in a front facelock with the near arm draped over the attacker's shoulder, the wrestler hooks the opponent's near leg behind the opponent's knee with his/her free arm and falls backwards, flipping the opponent onto his/her back.
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(wrestling) A kind of shoulder throw.
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(martial arts) Any of several moves used to trip an opponent by forcefully moving one's legs horizontally at the feet or ankles of one's opponent.
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(wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts their arms under the arms of their opponent and applies pressure to the back of their opponents head or neck.
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To act as second or bottleholder in a fight, the principal resting on the second's knee during the pauses between the rounds.
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(transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
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A chokehold applied from in front of the opponent, using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck.
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(wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts one arm under the arm of their opponent and applies pressure to the back of their opponents head or neck.
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A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock
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(wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
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A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
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(professional wrestling) A hold in which a wrestler wraps his or her legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing them under the opponent's chin, and squeezing.
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(professional wrestling) A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero.
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(wrestling) To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock").
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(wrestling) A lock in which a close grip is obtained and a fall attempted by a heave over the hip.
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(wrestling, transitive, intransitive) To throw (an opponent) using this technique.
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The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
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(transitive, intransitive) From a lying-down position, to attempt to cause an opponent who is lying in the opposite direction to roll over backward by using locked knees.
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(wrestling) A move where the wrestler puts his thigh between the tights of his opponent, and lifts him up.
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(basketball, colloquial) To shoot, especially in the context of a poor shot opportunity.
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(combat sports) An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
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A move in professional wrestling in which an opponent is dropped onto the attacker's bended knee
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(slang, obsolete) The game of skittles.
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(wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.
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An attack in professional wrestling in which the wrestler jumps and lands his or her leg across a fallen opponent.
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(martial arts) A swipe of a fighter's leg meant do destabilize the adversary
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(professional wrestling) A move in which a wrestler takes his opponent and flips that person over his head.
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(professional wrestling) An attack where the wrestler faces away from the supine opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but facing towards the elevated position.
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(professional wrestling) A move by which the wrestler, facing away from a charging opponent, bends down and pushes out one foot, striking the opponent with the sole.
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Alternative form of mumblety peg [(US) Any of several forms of a game in which a jack-knife is thrown so that it sticks into the ground close to the player's feet.]
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(wrestling) A wrestling maneuver where shoulders are pinned to the mat for between one and two seconds. Alternatively a two second approach of shoulders to within two inches of the mat also counts for scoring.
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(wrestling) Alternative spelling of near-fall [(wrestling) A wrestling maneuver where shoulders are pinned to the mat for between one and two seconds. Alternatively a two second approach of shoulders to within two inches of the mat also counts for scoring.]
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A wrestling move in which the opponent's neck is held immobile.
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(wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.
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(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
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(sports) A form of grip in table tennis similar to that typically used when holding a pen.
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In professional wrestling, to push an opponent's face with the hand held flat.
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(wrestling) To use the piledriver move.
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(professional wrestling) A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head into the mat by falling to his knees or backside.
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(wrestling, professional wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
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(wrestling) To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.
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(wrestling, countable) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.
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(wrestling, professional wrestling) A hold in which the opponent is pinned to the mat.
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To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
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Alternative form of point-shave [(sports, gambling) To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving.]
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A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
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(wrestling) A bodyslam move in which the wrestler falls face-down on top of the opponent.
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To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
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(chiefly Canada, by extension) To proceed slowly in order to use up time; to stall for time.
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(gambling) A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
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(martial arts) A chokehold applied from an opponent's back.
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(wrestling) a light hold used to regain energy during a match
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(martial arts) A kick in which the attacker swings his/her leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.
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(wrestling) A pin in which the wrestler kneels over a fallen opponent's face so as to restrain the arms above the head.
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(billiards, dated, US) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
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(professional wrestling) A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle and lands back first on an opponent lying below.
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(wrestling) To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
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(wrestling) A wrestling move that is often used to escape from a hold in which one straightens one's legs to get into a sitting position where one can use them for leverage.
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(martial arts, wrestling) A sleeper hold.
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(martial arts, wrestling) A chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to become unconscious.
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To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
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A kick performed by bending the knee, bringing it up, and quickly straightening it out.
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(archaic, now nonstandard) simple past tense of spin
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A wrestling throw in which the opponent is grabbed around the waist, lifted, and slammed down on his or her back.
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(wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
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One who strows something.
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(professional wrestling) A professional wrestling maneuver in which an attacking wrestler applies a facelock to an opponent and falls to a seated position, forcing the opponent's jaw or neck to drop on the attacker's shoulder.
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A wrestling move in which the attacking wrestler dives over an opponent who is facing him, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind him, then rolling forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that he lands on his back in a sitout pin position.
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(professional wrestling) A high side thrust kick attack, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin.
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(professional wrestling) A suplex performed by an attacker standing on the second or third rope against an opponent sitting on the top rope or top turnbuckle.
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(professional wrestling) A wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up their opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of their own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat by throwing them over their center of gravity, usually arching their back.
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(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
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(UK, dialect) A turning lathe.
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A person who is thrown, such as by the thrower in a martial arts attack.
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(archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
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(games) A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to press and subdue the other's thumb.
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(wrestling, martial arts) a clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.
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A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor
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(professional wrestling) A wrestling pin in which the attacking wrestler jumps onto the opponent's shoulders from behind and rolls forward. As the attacker flips over, they hook the opponent's shoulders with their legs, flipping the opponent over onto their shoulders. The attacker hooks both of the opponent's legs to hold them in place for the pin.
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(combat sport) A wrestling hold in which the opponent is immobilized by having their wrist tightly held.
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